Folding camp-table.



1. ZELENAK. FOLDING cAMP TABLE. APPLICATION FI'LIEIJA MAR. 22. 1915.

Pnf/ed. July 20,1915.

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J. ZLENAK.. FOLDING CAMP TABLE. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 22| i915.

Patnd 51113720, 1915.

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1. ZELENAK y Pomme cAMP TABLE.'

APPLICATION FILED MARQZZ, i915.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application filed March 22, 1915. Serial No. 16,096.

To all ywhom 'it may concern Be it known that l', Jeun ZELENK, a subjectof the King of Hungary, residing' at Battle Creek, in the county 'ofCalhoun avi. State oi Michigan, have invented certain new andilseinl"improvements in F olding Canip-'lablesa of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in folding' camptables.

rihe primary object ol the present in- \ention is the provision ot aoldable table adapted to be positioned in the form of boi: for storagepurposes when not desired for use.

il further object of the device is to provide a table having four cornerlegs land-a ce; rally positioned binding` legi, the entire structurebeingr foldable into box formation with the live legs positionedinclosed therein.

A still further object is to 'provide a table especiall and having thetop formed in foldable scctions, the said sections having retainingdevices for securing" the tcp in an unbroken plaine, the sections howeverbeing foldable into closed boit '.Eorin for holdingl the corner leassecured to the adjacent sections of the table 'top and the center legdetached from its clamping; position.

vWith these jqeneral objects in view and others that will appear as thenature of the invention isV better understood, the same consists in thenovel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described,illustrated in the accompanyi.ngF drawings and pointed out in vtheappended claims.

in the drawings forming a partici this application and in which like.designating characters refer to corresponding parts tlil'oughout theseveral viewszFigure l is'v a perspective view of the device set up as atable. thereof. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the device in its closedposition.v Fig. ,4. is a 'perspective interior view of the lower side ofan'end portion of the device in its closed position with some of theelements broken away. Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail ,sectional view`through two of the corner legs and the adjacent portion of the tabletop'witli saidlegs in theirfolded position. Fig. is a longitndinalsectional View of one ot the retaining bolts of the top sec tions. 7 isan inverted perspective' designed for camping' purposes" Fig. 2 is abottom plan View view of a corner portion of the table looking." at theunder side thereof. Fig. 8 is a similar u view ot' the central portionof the table, ami

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Fig'. 9 is a perspective view oi a lnodiiedy form of locking; bolt forthe table top sec;-` tions. Y

Referringmore in detail to the drawings,v

the complete table top 10 of the device is` formed in foldable sectionsand comprises `66 vtwo equal portions or halves 11 and 12 con-Y ncctedtogether by the hinges 13. Each of' 4the said halves is provided withtwo of the corner legs 14 of the table whilea centrally..

positioned clamping leg 15 is conjointly'carsA ried by the said twohalves. The toprnenr ber of each of the table halves 11 Aand 12 isidentically formed of a central rectangu-J lar leail 16 havingoppositely positioned side leaves 17 `hinged to the underneath side,Ithereof by means of hinges 18 and 19, while tie corner legs 14 of eachof the said tabla4 halves are secured, one to the under sideof each ofthe said side leaves 17 as best illus,-l trated in Fig. 2. Retainingbolts QOa're carried 'by the under face of the leaves 16 and are adaptedto be projected into loops' Q1 of the said side leaves 17 for thepurposev ofretaining,v the side-leaves in an alining'k plane with theleaf 16. Each of the central leaves 1G is also provided with'sideleavesv 22 which are hinged as at 23 to the said. leaves 16. A doublebolt member 24' is can' ried by the leaves 22 and adapted 'to enf; gagea. double keeper 25V upon the under side oil the leaves 16 for the'purpose of lie-- taining the terminal or end onesof the leaves QQ inalineincnt with the leaves 16.y i'

Each of thetops of the table halves is provided at each outer cornerwith a square corner section 26 which is hinged as at 27` t0 thesections 22 and is inwardly foldable' thereagainst but is adapted to ybeheld proper alineinent with the adjacentl top secs tions-by means ofythe bolts -28 carriedby the leaves 17 and engaging straps 29 ofthe saidcorner sections 26. Similar corner sec,- tions 30 are provided at theinner corners of the top of each of the table sectionsand the saine arehinged as at 31 to the Iadjacent mici. iezii when er ser @05h59,

i@ and faire that sepa we i'eifined iii Cxripiete table Llop- :ieiiiiusiniized. Figs. i, and 2 of Jche (im ugs :i180 hy Shdzihiffpesiizleximg the central ieg l5 with iis top pini/c, A engaging;benesiih ieceiviiif; cleats secured to the lower es i whereby the eeutheeemiaiiy pe" iii Fig. Si may iii desired which consists; of ai. .ihaviiigzi Siide rod 3T iiiikeil Sai@ pizite siirlzihie through a *wheioci Siicizihie through, n, loop 39 .aiiied by he said bied;

iVith this if device up as a table :is shown. in 'She saillie may bereaiiiiy folded to its bei; foim as iihlstia-ei iii Fig. 3 bj; iizihiyremoving he central leg 15 ami heii iehusiiig :iii of the heies 20, We,The weight'. of 'bhe Several parts if the device Wiii eiifi to heid thesuine in the folded position as shown iii Fig. 3 mi@ if required, asuimbie strap may be p0- Sitiened about, the frame. rifhe eemei Se@tions 26 mid 30 are than 'folded imvzu'iiy upon the adjacent topseetiens to which they are hinged :ind hexi the side ieai'es 1T are'moved inwardly upon their hinges 13 und 19? the coi-nei' l. 'carriedthel'ehyiesiiienti); ligging 'wi'fh euch Qiheif hy momie ef ie cui; awaypoi-ziens i0 nl i the iniiei' sides of @zich ai' he Suid. legs, ti

f euhm) @mi iecwes 22 being also folded iixwwiiff, ehe said elemente;hug 'fe iii; wh n. fem. dvd igni'tizii iucioemfe :is hem 'mefi .in zuidhaving ehe. two em'iiei- 'Vhe centrali siiie pesiiiened hemiii. i h4,if! we more@ upon their hinges '13 him-w l omi ari aie() eusiiy ii, iii,i'hieh iatei' form) @they siricie. Such 5h51 iiiziy he l'eznine i'lening menus, the v Y, iiiustiiie. ffhiie he foi-,m mi the inveiiioiiherein shown and fieserihefi what believed te he ihe ii'efeiefedemiieciimeiii. ihei'eof, it is less he muiestooi that minor M; may h" deiii thel foi-m, prepor- -ewiis el eoiismeimi witheu; deiii; :mfl 4Scopeof the iiii in the appended claims.

aim new is y @i the dasadeeciihed compris n 'lefiiiy 'formed fehiabietop p0rtioiis, "awe @marier ieg?, carried by each of the Said pelfieiis,hinges connecting "che sifi pmieiis egethei', :imi .siiiiahiy mmmteciremewihie 'fixent-mi @humping ieg' positionefi heiieaghfhe tw; topperdons 'when the fie @hie fei'iiizaiii,

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A iig ho between the mi jaeeiibiem'es mii i siidnbiy pesitioned ceiiimi.locking cziiiie hy ihe Centrally p@- siioneii ieiive ''eiiiiiiig openiioppeci reeeptzicies with the said. Centra! hawaii, 'mvo comer legsCari-led liv mich 52nd sections hiiifed connections between ifisections, the said Corner legs ,lying inciosed in intei'iockingengagement 'when the two scctieiis are positioned in C011- net'. Wiheuch other in their closed bei; foi"- mnion.

.in fiszimony whereof il my signiime in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN .ZELENi-'ii' Vi/Yiiiesses;

H. H. BAKER, B. D. hmmm-i,

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